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Oxford PV Perovskite Solar Takes Another Step Forward
Revolutionary perovskite solar technology has set a new world record for the amount of the sun’s energy that can be converted into electricity by a single solar cell. The ground-breaking cell produced by Oxford PV has been... -
The Solar Vision for 2021
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is releasing a suite of policies and executive actions that it is asking President-elect Biden and the newly elected Congress to act on during their first 100 days... -
SolarEdge Lior Handelsman to Step Down
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc., announced that Mr. Lior Handelsman will be leaving his post as VP of Marketing and Product Strategy in order to start a career in venture capital. He will remain at the company as an advisor to the... -
Emerging Photovoltaics: Materials opportunity in new $38 billion market
The new IDTechEx report, "Materials Opportunities in Emerging Photovoltaics 2020-2040," is based on interviews by multi-lingual, PhD level IDTechEx analysts across the world and 20 years tracking the research and... -
Energy Storage Award Finalists Announced
The finalists for The smarter E AWARD 2020 have presented innovative business models and pioneering projects for a sustainable energy industry. Projects completed in the areas of solar, storage, e-mobility and energy management... -
PV Evolution Labs Issues PV Scorecard 2020
PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), the leading independent test lab for the global downstream solar industry, today published the 6 th Edition of its PV Module Reliability Scorecard in partnership with DNV GL, the world’s largest... -
Solar Decathlon Postpones 2020 Build Challenge
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon postponed its 2020 Solar Decathlon Build Challenge from June 2020 to April 16-18, 2021. The event, originally scheduled to be part of the 2020 Smithsonian...
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Smarter E Europe Canceled: Virtual Awards ceremony announced
The smarter E Europe and its four energy exhibitions Intersolar Europe, Power2Drive Europe, ees Europe and EM-Power will not take place this year. On account of the increasing spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) worldwide and in response to... -
Top Ten Most Read Solar Novus Articles of 2019
In 2019, Solar Novus brought you the significant news stories as they happened, such as the growth in solar-plus-storage, generous funding for solar research, new inverters and other product launches and political issues like the solar tariffs and... -
Annual Photovoltaic Installations Cross the 100GW Milestone
The global market for annual solar PV (SPV) installations has crossed the 100 GW milestone. As the market for SPV has grown in the past decade, the need for transparency and grid stability has forced state and regional governments to adopt new... -
Business Opportunities in the Solar Industry
In two-thirds of the world, solar and wind now represent the least expensive option for new power-generating capacity, which is one reason that solar is a growing part of the energy mix. At the end of 2018, 500GW of PV capacity had been installed... -
Residential Solar Update
The residential solar industry was down about 15% in 2017, but rebounded in 2018, with a growth of 7%, according to the US Solar Market Insight Report. The U.S. residential solar market has now seen five consecutive quarters of modest growth,... -
Trends in Microgrids and Energy Storage
A microgrid is a local energy grid with control capability. It can be connected to the grid or not, but it has the ability to be disconnected to the grid and operate independently. By its very definition, it works well with energy storage, and due... -
Global Solar Tracker Shipments Exceed 20GW
Global unit shipments of single-axis solar photovoltaic (PV) trackers increased by over 40% in 2018, surpassing 20 gigawatts-dc (GW) globally for the first time. While the United States continued to be the largest individual market for...
